There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Helsingborg by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane DUS - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstationtrain
5h 53mkr 1,227–3,928Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Copenhagen Busterminalbus N74
- Take the bus from Köpenhamn Dybbölsbro busterm to Helsingborg Centralstationbus 657 / ...
18hkr 923–1,746Train via Copenhagen Airport (CPH)
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain Ece
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstationtrain
11h 27mkr 2,131–5,730Drive 979.1 km
- Drive from Cologne to Helsingborgcar 979.1 km
8h 42mkr 1,749–2,526Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane CGN - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstationtrain
7h 3mkr 1,106–3,976Train to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane FRA - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstationtrain
6h 8mkr 1,863–4,903Train to Brussels Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane BRU - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstationtrain
7h 38mkr 1,773–5,484Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane AMS - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstationtrain
8h 12mkr 1,396–5,222Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Helsingborg Ctrain 083 / ...
11h 43mkr 1,581–5,010Train #2
- Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain Flx20
- Take the train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Helsingborg Centralstationtrain Ic
11h 45mkr 1,065–1,722Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar
- Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Helsingborgcar
12h 53mkr 2,394–3,425
Cologne to Helsingborg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Helsingborg is to bus which costs 900 kr - 1800 kr and takes 18h.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Helsingborg is to fly and train which takes 5h 53m and costs 1200 kr - 4000 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Helsingborg station. However, there are services departing from Cologne Airport CGN and arriving at Helsingborg Centralstation via Köpenhamn Dybbölsbro busterm. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Helsingborg station. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Helsingborg Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf and Copenhagen Lufthavn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 27m.
The distance between Cologne and Helsingborg is 771 km. The road distance is 979.1 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Helsingborg without a car is to train via Copenhagen Airport (CPH) which takes 11h 27m and costs 2100 kr - 6000 kr.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Cologne to Helsingborg, including transfers.
Cologne to Helsingborg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
Cologne to Helsingborg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Helsingborg is to train via Copenhagen Airport (CPH) which takes 11h 27m and costs 2100 kr - 6000 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 900 kr - 1800 kr and takes 18h.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Helsingborg, Sweden?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Helsingborg Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf and Copenhagen Lufthavn in around 11h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Helsingborg Centralstation via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, and Köpenhamn Dybbölsbro busterm in around 18h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport via Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,500
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Copenhagen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,300
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–320
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–320
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–320
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–320
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–320
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–320
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 150–240
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 150–240
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 150–240
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 150–240
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 150–240
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Helsingborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 150–240
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 330–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 430–1,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 320–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,600
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 420–850
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 200–410
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 120–260
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Helsingborg C
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Helsingborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 360–550
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Frankfurt to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Köpenhamn Dybbölsbro busterm to Helsingborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 85–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Köpenhamn Dybbölsbro busterm to Helsingborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 120–280
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- +45 70 90 01 00
- kombardo@kombardoexpressen.dk
- Website
- Kombardo Expressen
Bus from Köpenhamn Dybbölsbro busterm to Helsingborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Kombardo Expressen
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Helsingborg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Cologne to Helsingborg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Helsingborg is 979 km. It takes approximately 8h 42m to drive from Cologne to Helsingborg.
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